Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Malawi
Malawi: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 360,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Malawi is 360,000, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Malawi peaked at 830,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 57,000, in 1990.
That places Malawi 10th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 231,800 | 57,000 | 460,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 713,000 | 520,000 | 830,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 722,000 | 570,000 | 830,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 440,000 | 360,000 | 520,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 281,167 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 276,241 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 276,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 278,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 279,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 283,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 284,911 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 283,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 273,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 281,852 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Malawi?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Malawi was 360,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 830,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,000 in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Malawi ranks 10th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS is the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 15 since the epidemic began. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 15.